Biking Across Kansas 2006

These photos were taken on the Biking Across Kansas in June 2006. The route ran across the southern part of the state from Johnson City to Mulberry, with overnight stops in Satanta, Ashland, Medicine Lodge, Clearwater, Burden, Neodesha, and Girard.

Big Basin is a Huge natural sink hole more than one mile in diameter and about 100 feet deep. The Big Basin Prairie Preserve is now home to about 50 head of free-roaming buffalo. In the 1800s this area was often an encampment for settlers, cowboys, or Indians.

The Chief Theater in Coldwater, Kansas was built in 1928, and radiates a nostalgic charm from the days of silent movies, newsreels and nickelodeons. In the late 1940's the theater was decorated in a Native American theme with colorful murals in the lobby and auditorium which have been preserved to this day. This faithfully-restored theater now features current release on a new state-of-the-art projection system.

Learn More About Biking Across Kansas:

Biking Across Kansas (BAK) is a recreational bicycle tour that crosses the state of Kansas within the space of eight days. Participants enjoy the challenge, camaraderie, and adventure of pedaling from Colorado to Missouri under their own power.